Razor drier



' D. K. BAXTER Aug. 1s, 1925.

RAZOR DRIER Filed Aug.A 2, 1922 Gull Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

eliriziaT;v OFFICE.

. DONALD x. BAXTER,- Or DAYTON, OHIO.'

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Appueauonmeq August 2, 1922. serm- No. 579,268.

To aZZ whom t may conce-rn:

Be it known that I, DONALD K. BAXTER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Dayton, county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor Driers,; 'of which the following is a full, clear,`and

exact description.

The present invention relates to driers and articularly that type of driers in which arti cial heat is employed as the active agent.

An .object of the invention is to provide a compact drier adapted to receive a completely assembled safety razor or similar device to be dried therein.

Another object is to provide a drier having means for automatically discontinuing the artificial heat after it has operated'the desired length of time.

A still further object is to construct a drier adapted to be attached to the wall in4 any convenient location andprovided withl convenient and readily accessible means .for

holding the razor while it isvbeingdriedand in which the razor may be allowed'to remain after drying," ready for use when desired.

Further objects will be apparent from the yfollowing description of the invention and from the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the drier showing a safety' razor supported therein;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, part thereof being shown in elevation;

Fig. 3. is a bottom-view'of the cover por- `|tion 'of the drier showing the arrangement of` the circuit control means therein Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4' of Fig-3; 5 -1 Fig. 5 is a bottom `view of the supporting body showing somewhat diagrammatically the arrangement of the heating element thereon;

Fig. 6 yis a side elevation of a modified formof drier, parts-thereof bein shown in section on line 6-6 of Fig. 7; an

1 or which maybe only partially o n at thel bottomasfsliown'in Figs. 6 and for` .the

29 pass through' cut-away portions shown) of thecli A 24 adjacent diagonally 27, being clam ed between thei clip 24 and reception of ya razor or other instrument to i -be dried. i

interior suitable thermostatic means for controlling the operation of the' heating ele- 65 ment which is associated with the razor holder, and which will he hereinafter described. The razor holder comprises a clip or sup`- porting member 24 having' downwardly and 70' inwardly turned sides which are spaced apart, as shown, to provide'a slot or channel'- by which the head 25 of a safety razor may be inserted from either end of the holder" and held therein in Contact with the heated 75. plate 26, asshown in Fig. 1. Aheating' element 27v is placed between the u' per art of the clip 24andy the plate 26,-.an all t iree parts are rigidly clamped together and to the underside of the supporting body 2l by means of a screw 28 at each end thereof, as bestshown 'in Fig. .-'2.' The 'heating element 27 may be constructed, as shown'inlFigs 2' and 5, or turns o f suitable. resistance-Win29 wound on ai sheet` ofmica or "otheiggsuitableg v support and electrically insulated v'freinthe metallic `clip 2 4 and' metallic plate by-. sheets of mica, one on eachside" of..the';heat'i` ing element as shown by. heavy-black in Fig.2. The lends ofthe resistance e opposite corners o the heating element and -1 arefastened by any desired-` means tothe screw-threaded binding -posts 130,.: and 31 '95 which'fserve'to establish' electrical cennec- Y tion -between the heatingl element and the control means in the hollow cover 23...' It will be observed that theheating element f the -pl'atel26 will transmit its heat to.these. metallicv members, which in turn will heat the head of the safety razor. As shown in A Fig. -7 is a verticalsection on the line 7-.i-7 ofFlg. 6.v j

The present invention,-in its broad aspect,

Figs. 1` and '2, the inwardly turned sides of the clip 24 are cut away midway of theirA 105 length to receive a spring clip 32-the purvpose of which is tohold the head of the razor in close metallic contact with the heated plate'26by pressing upwardly upon the lower surface o the head. The spring clip 110 32, consists 4of a strip of springinetal bent to conform to the shape of the clip 24, with its middle portion clamped between-the clip 24 and the supportin body 21, as shown in' Fig. 2, and its en s f pressingfyieldingly against the lower face ofthe razor head, as best shown in Fig. 1. The ends -of. the spring clip are, of course, se arranged 'as to not interfere with the easy insertion-:ofthe razor head in the clip 24.

The cover or top portlon ofir hegdrier has its under part hollowed out to provide' (with body 21) a control compartmentAG for the vreception of the electricv terminals and the thermostatic control means. The thermostatic control means consists of a bimetal strip 33 having lateral extensions at one end which are apertured to receive the binding post 30 and the headed vscrew 34 by which it is rigidly secured to the cover. As shown in Figs. '2 and 3, the bi-metal strip is secured at one end while the other end overhangs the ledge 35 and is free to move vertically withgvariations in temperature. The free end of the bi-metal strip 33 is bent upwardly into the path of the enlarged head 36 of push rod 37 which carries at itsy op'- posite end a push button 38. The push rod 37 is adapted to slide longitudinally being guided at one end by the push button 38 sliding in an aperture in the cover and at .the other end bythe apertured contact plate 39 which will be hereinafter described."

Spring 40 surrounding the pushv4 rod 37 tends normally to hold the push rod to the left with its head 36 against contact platel 39 and out. of engagement with the bi-metal strip. When the push button is pushed in, that is, moved to the right in Fig. 2, the head 36 passes over the bent end of the bimetal stri 33 and is latched thereby in the position s own. AReferring now to Fig. 3, 1t will be seen that the contact plate 39 is an L-shaped plate with the short arm bentdown and -apertured to guide the push rod 37, and the long arm secured in a plane parallel to the bi-metal strip by fastening screws 41.

Electric current for the drier is led in by a flexible cord, one wire 42 bein secured to contact plate 39, and the other wire 43 being secured to contact plate 44 which latter is secured in position by a fastening means, includlng binding post 31 already referred to. When the push button 38 is pressed in and the bi-metal stripi33 yis latched under the head 36 of the push rod 37 las shown in Fig. 2, it will be observedthat an electrical circuit is made from wire 42, through contact plate 39, push rod 37, bi-metal strip 33, binding post 30, heating element 27, binding post 31 and Contact plate 44 to the other wire 43 connected to the other side of the circuit.

The drier vis operated by inserting the .razor in the holder 22 andthen pressing the 'free en tate yt e transference of heat through the supporting body to the control compartment l 46 containing the bi-metal strip 33 and other circuit control devices. As the temperature rises in the control compartment with continued o eration of the heating element, the of the -bi-metal strip gradually moves downwardly until it releases the push `rod 37 which snaps to its extreme left hand position thereby breaking the heating cirl The apertures 45 may, of course, be varied as regards both their size and their number to expedite or retard the transference of heat tothe control compartment 46, thereby varying the duration of the heating operation as desired. While the supporting body 21 is herein shown as made of thick insulating material with apertures 45 to facilitate the transference of heat, it will be understood that the apertures are not essential but may be entirely omitted, and the rate of'heat transference regulated by varying the thickness of the supporting body 21 or by using material of another heat conductivity, or by employing all three methods for regulating the rate of heat transfer, as desired. It has beerrfound preferable in practice to regulate the apparatus so as to produce a low heat sufficient to evaporate all the water in comparatively long time, for example 4 to 7 minutes, rather than to expose the razor to a higher heat which would, of course, evaporate the water more quickly but which wouldnt the same time possibly subject the razor to undesirable temperatures should the circuit control means fail for any reason to open the heating circuit. To adjust the length of the heating operation after the apparatus has been assembled, the cover 23 is provided with an adjusting screw` 47 which bears against the bi-metal strip, as best'shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

The assembled supporting body 21 .and cover 23 are carried by a supporting frame 48 which encircles the supporting body 21 closely, and is cut-away at opposite ends as shown to admit the razor into the holder 22 from either end. The supporting frame 48 is provided with apertured extensions at o posite ends by which the apparatus may he attached to any convenient supporting means such as a wall.

Figs.y 6 `and 7 show a modified form of the apparatus which is substantially the same as Figs. l to 5 in the general arrangement of the parts, but which varies in certainv details of construction which will be provided with apertures 45 to faciliv lll pointed out. The housing 2O is provided with a" control compartment 4f and a heating compartment 49 similar in function and relative position to the corresponding parts in Figs. 1 to 5. .The supporting body 21a is provi ed with o en heating elements 27 which areada to dry the razor by direct radiation and y'the convection currents induced in the heated air in compartment 49. The razor is held by guides 50 spaced apart to provide a holder by which the razor may be inserted from the front, as illustrated. The supportin frame 48'* surrounds the supporting bo y 21*L and is extended upwardly at the rear to close the control compartment. Ventilating apertures 51 may be provided in the wall of the housing or not,

asdesired, for the purpose of regulating the rate of temperature rise inthe control compartment and consequently the duration of the heating operation.

The present invention provides a convenient and economical means for drying razors which need not be taken a art and dried piece by piece as heretofore. lith this drier it is only necessary to rinse the razor to-reinove all extraneous matter, (preferably unscrewing the handle slightly to facilitate the entry of the water), insert the razor in the holder, and press the push button to close the circuit to the heater.` After a short time the automatic control means will open the circuit to the heater, leaving the razor completely dry. Preferably'the razor is left in the holder, as shown in Fig. 1, where it will be out ofthe way and ready for immediate use when desired. Besides. the advantages pointed out, it is found in practice that the ladeof a razor dried in the-manner above stated will outlast several times the blade of'a razor that is cleaned b the ordinary method which involves 'vtafingethe' razor apart anddryingthmblade with a towel, that is, the heatl'dried blade may be used without resharpenilig much longer-'than the d blade not dried in this manner.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described constitutes a preferred embodiment of one form of thev invention, it is to be understood that other'forms might' be adopted and various changes and alterations made inthe shape, size, andl proportion of the elements therein without departing from the spirit and -scope of the invention.

What is claimed is as follows: j

` v1. A razor drier comprising, in combination, a housing. having, an 'opening on the.

underside thereof, aheating elementinv said housing, and means forv supporting a bladedf and handled article with its blade adjacent the heating element in said housing and its' handle projecting through said opening.

2. A razor drier comprising, in combination, a housing having a portion thereof cut away to. form an opening, a heating eleing the heating operation.

ing whereby it may be heated by said heating element, and means within the housing for automatically discontinuing the action of the heater after a predetermined period of heating.

4. A device ofthe character described, comprising in combination, a housing, s heating element therein, means for supporting an article to be heated within the housing whereby it maybe heated by said heating element, and temperature responsive means in the housing for automatically discontinuing the action of the heating element.

5. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a housing having heating and control compartments, heating means therefor in said heating compartment, means for supporting an article to be whereby it may be heated zby said heating means, means operable from the exterior of heated Vwithin the heating compartment said housing for initiating the heating operation, and means wholly within the control compartment for automatically discontinudescribed comprising, in combination, afhousing having a plurality of compartments, heating means in one of said compartments means for' supporting an article to be heated within the housing whereby it maybe heated by 6. A device of the character said heating means, and temperature responsive means whollyin another ofl said compartments 1 for automatically *discontinuing the action of said -heatin means.

7. A device of the c aracter I'described comprising, incombination, a housing havmeans in one of said compartments, and

.temperature responsive @means in another --ing a plurality of compartments, heating continuing the action of saidfheating means, Y

said housing having provisions for regulating the transference of heat between said compartments. j

8. In a device of the'character described, a housing having a portion thereof' vcut away to form an opening adaptedto' receive a handled body therein, a heating device in said housing comprising a plate and means o n one side of the plate for heating it, and means for supporting a handled body` within the housing and for yieldingly holding the body portion thereof to be heated against the other side of said plate.

9. A device of the character described vice, a supporting wall adapted to carry the heating device on one side thereof, and coni tending laterally trol means on the other side of the supporting wall operable directly by the heat of fthe said heating device for controlling the operation of said heating device.

1Q. In a device of the character described, a heating element, means Jfor supporting the heating element, said means encircling the healting element and having an opening for receiving an object to be heated, and means including a hooked portion adjacent said opening :for holding said object in position for heating.

11. In a device of the character described,

a heating element, means for supporting the heating element, said means including side walls extending downwardly below fthe heating element and open at the bottom to receive an object to be heated, and means extending laterally from'the side walls for supporting the object in heating position adjacent the heating element.

12. In a device of the character described, a heating unit comprising a supporting member having a-mainy wall, a side wall extending laterally rom the main wall and a flange extending laterally from the side wall to provide with the main and side walls a channel'for the reception of an article` to be heated, and means adjacent a wall of the supporting member for heating the article. 13. In a device of the character' described, a heating unit comprising a supporting member having a main wall, a side wall extending laterally from the main wall and a flange extending laterally from the side wall to provide with the main and side walls a channel for the reception of an article to be heated, means adjacent a wall of the supporting member Jfor heating the article, and means for pressing the article towards the heating means.

1- 14. In a device of the character described, a heating unit comprising a supporting member havi-ng a main wall, a side wall exfrom the main wall and a flange extending laterally from the side wall rto provide with the main and side walls 'a channel for the reception of an article. to

be heated, heating means against the main wall of the supporting member, and means for yieldingly urging the article towards `a heating unit comprising asupporting member having a main wall, a side wall extending laterally rom the main wall and av flange extending laterally from the side wall to provide with the main and side walls a channel for the reception of an article to be heated, a flat heating element within the channel, means for holding the heating element against the main wall of the body member, and means holding the article against said holdinoi means.

16. In a device o? the character described, a heating unit comprisin a support-ing member having a main wal side walls extending laterally from the main wall, and spaced apart flanges extending inwardly from the side walls to provide a ilat channel for the reception of an article to be heated, heating means within the channel, and means for yieldingly pressing the article towards the heating means.

17. In a device of the character described, a heating unit comprising a supporting member having a main wall, side walls extending laterally from the main wall, and

spaced apart anges extending inwardly from the side walls to provide a lat channel for the reception of an article to be hearted, heating means within the channel, and spring means intermediate the ends of the channel for holdingthe article against the heating means.

18. In a device of the character described,

-a heating unit comprising a supporting member having a main wall, side walls extending laterally from the main wall, and spaced apart flanges extending inwardly from the side walls to provide a ilat channel open at both ends for fthe reception of an article to be heated, heating means within the channel, andl meansv for yieldingly pressing the article towards the heating l means. y

DONALD K. BAXTER. 

